Title The alternative modernity of the bicycle in British and French literature 1880-1920 / Una Brogan

Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations Series Edinburgh critical studies in Victorian culture Edinburgh critical studies in Victorian culture. Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Text and Transport -- 2 Liberation on Two Wheels: Class, Gender and the Bicycle in Literature -- 3 The Body and the Machine: The Sensory Discoveries of the Cyclist -- 4 Moving Forward: Space, Time and the Bicycle -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Summary Examines the bicycle as a literary device and a cultural phenomenon at the turn of the century in Britain and France Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index Notes Print version record Subject Bicycles in literature. British literature -- 19th century British literature -- 20th century French literature -- 19th century. French literature -- 20th century. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Bicycles in literature British literature French literature Form Electronic book ISBN 9781474488624 1474488625 9781474488631 1474488633

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